Juanita Lognion

PCC EcoPanthers

POINTS TOTAL

0 TODAY
0 THIS WEEK
401 TOTAL

participant impact

UP TO

33

pounds of CO2

have been saved
UP TO

782

gallons of water

have been saved
UP TO

26

meatless or vegan meals

consumed
UP TO

16

pounds

food waste prevented
UP TO

37

zero-waste meals

consumed
UP TO

114

minutes

spent learning

Juanita's actions

Food

Zero-Waste Cooking

Do at Home

I will cook 5 meal(s) with zero-waste each day.

COMPLETED 17
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Reduce Animal Products

Do at Home

I will enjoy 4 meatless meal(s) and/or 1 vegan meal(s) each day this week.

COMPLETED 18
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Prevent Recycling Contamination

Do at Home

Contamination prevents what is recyclable from being recycled. I will spend 30 minutes researching which materials are accepted by local haulers or drop stations in my community and recycle only those items.

COMPLETED 4
DAILY ACTIONS

Food

Weekly Meal Planning

Do at Home

I will reduce food waste and save money by prepping for 5 meal(s) each day, only buying the ingredients I need.

COMPLETED 19
DAILY ACTIONS

Waste

Learn About & Practice Sustainable Fashion

Do at Home

I will spend 45 minutes learning about sustainable fashion and begin trying to practice it in my own life.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

Reflection, encouragement, and relationship building are all important aspects of getting a new habit to stick.
Share thoughts, encourage others, and reinforce positive new habits on the Feed.

To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?

REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Reduce Animal Products

Why do people in richer countries eat more meat than people in other places? How does eating more meat affect our planet and other people?

Juanita Lognion 10/28/2020 8:56 AM

I believe people in richer countries can afford the cost of meat and it is so abundant that the cost is affordable. The problem with eating so meat is that the amount of natural resources it takes to raise livestock vs growing vegetables is a serious drain on the planet. Also the amount of space needed to be cleared for these animals destroys the natural environment. More CO2 is put into the air from the herds of animals.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Waste Prevent Recycling Contamination

What have you learned about what is accepted by local haulers for recycling, what you can drop off or ship to certain places, and what is not recyclable in your area? What is the most difficult part of recycling for you?

Juanita Lognion 10/28/2020 8:52 AM

I have learned that there are programs for recycling that you would not normally think about. Such as contact lenses or the packaging they come in have a recycling program. The thing I find most difficult are single use plastics. I have changed the products I use so to avoid single use plastic bottles.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Zero-Waste Cooking

In North America, up to 65% of food waste happens at the consumer level. Chef Steven Satterfield advocates for using every part of a vegetable. How can you incorporate using an entire vegetable (including the skins, tops, stalks, etc.) during your next meal prep?

Juanita Lognion 10/28/2020 8:47 AM

At this moment I am cooking soups. So it is easy to just use the whole vegetable because I use a blender to make it smooth. Other dishes I have been using part of the vegetable then into the soup pot it goes. The other thing I do is make sure to pick vegetables that can be used entirely.

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Food Weekly Meal Planning

An average American throws out about 240 lbs of food per year. The average family of four in the US spends $1,500 a year on food that they throw out. Does this surprise you? Where would you rather use this money?

Juanita Lognion 10/15/2020 7:45 AM

I grew up knowing that waste not want not. I learned how to make my food stretch out a week. Rice and beans are perfect examples of food that can be eaten for breakfast lunch or dinner. Something to note about me is that I am multiracial and multicultural. I am not surprised that the data shows that the average American is so wasteful. I would rather use that money to fund a vacation for the family or save six months of expenses.

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